From KT – June 23, 2015

Good Morning DaVita !!

Remember “DaVita” is the name of the ENTIRE enterprise, including HealthCare Partners, Paladina, etc.  So it is not leaving anyone out.

UNFORTUNATELY it is a cold rainy day in Austria, in Salzkammergut.  So we will not be able to do a third consecutive 9 mile hike.  Darn.  The hikes here are beautiful – easy to walk next to one another, smooth footfall so you can look around, next to lakes, thru forests, thru little towns.  Just fantastic.  The time just cruises by…

I may have a gap in my reporting – It is Tuesday noon here, and at my brunch I had 1 serving of vegetable (in many places in Europe they serve cooked vegetables, and cooked tomatoes in particular, at brunches – so I also had one yesterday, I don’t know if I counted that Village Vitality) and 1.5 serving of fruit.  I had grapefruit, oranges, and nectarine.  I also had a Mayor’s Fiber Produce, some granola.  So pretty good start to the day, despite hotel limitations.

I took a bold act of personal liberation yesterday, and cancelled the 2 hours of business calls I had booked.  We were still out on our hike and the boat ride back from where we hiked to, and I cancelled them.  An entire day with no work!  Wow, felt so good.   Just so you don’t think I was rude, I did warn people when the meetings were booked that they might be punted.  I believe in pure vacation days when possible, but the last year they have been few and far between.

I would have had a dessert last night … and I would have had some pure carbs at brunch today, but I pictured the 2900 teammates sitting around me yelling “DON’T DO IT” … so I didn’t.  You guys were loud.

Hope most of you are leading a healthier life starting … if not at the beginning of MTM, then NOW.

“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”

One for All.  KT